Painting as Art


Art as Life
 

    Andreea- Mara Mancas is an artist and designer living and working in Iasi, Romania. With drawing and painting as a lifelong passion, Andreea- Mara left behind an elite theoretical education to specialize in painting at the Arts University in Iasi, which she graduated in 2003. In September 2013 she finished her doctoral studies, with a thesis concerning the relationship between pure formal language and architectural design.

            Andreea- Mara has participated in a variety of group exhibitions and has had 8 personal shows, both in galleries and non-conventional spaces. Although commercially discreet, she already has work in private and public collections in Romania, Greece, Netherlands, the UK and the US.

    She considers art to be a path of continuous discovery and believes in tenacious work in order to bring out an artist's true personal expression, beyond the lessons that one has been taught.

      In her work, Andreea- Mara Mancas blends observation with self-expression and conceptual content with an aesthetic appeal. She approaches traditional techniques of painting and drawing with certain looseness. In a gallery setting, she would typically move towards site specific installation, combining a number of different mediums, mixing objects with drawing, photography or painting.

    She finds inspiration in the immediate surroundings and events in her life. She is  interested in the revealing, mediating and healing power of art.

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